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Aeorestes semotus

Hawaiian Hoary Bat

As recorded: Lasiurus cinereus semotus (H.Allen, 1890)

Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Chiroptera › Vespertilionidae

Collected by
D W Eickhoff
Collector number
Collector Number: --
Locality
Barbers Point, 2.0 km N, 100 m NNW Jct of Malakole Rd and Hanua St, and 20 m W of "Powerline Rd", ("`Opae`ula sink hole")
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
21.3710, -158.1090
Identified by
A C Ziegler, 1996
Record type
Preserved specimen
119 Bishop specimens of Aeorestes semotusSpecies page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Aeorestes semotus observed near this locality

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-10-20.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Aeorestes semotus. BPBM 183820. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93652149. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/183820.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Type status not recognized

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